The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, October 03, 1952, Image 5
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1952
THE NEWBERRY SUN
PAGE FIVE
FOOD AND FOLKS
The Irish potato is native of
this country
In the early days it was taken
to other lands. It thrived so in
Ireland that it has been called the
Irish potato ever since.
With the new food staple, Ire
land thrived for decades and its
population grew. Then came the
greaf “Potato Famine” there. Dis
eases struck. Their population of
8 million soon shrunk to 4, if
million starving and 2 million mi
grating, mostly to this countr\.
And even to this good day. their
population still hovers around
that 4 million mark that the pota
to debacle left many years ago.
Food and populations, they go
together. This applies to both
folks and animals. We are now
the fastest growing country on
earth. Applied science largely ac
counts for the food that makes
this possible. Experiment stations
and private research find out
new things. The county agents
and cooperating farmers demon
strate them in the field. Soon
they are a part of our agricul
ture, and we go on to greater
and greater production.
This has been called “vertical
farming.”
For a long time we got the need
ed increase for national growth
by expanding acres. The good
acres are about taken now. So
from here on it will be more
and more from the same acres,
“vertical farming.”
Science is constantly showing
jthat we have nowhere nearly
reached the top production that
jour lands are capable of. with
'good management Better variet
ies. increased knowledge and use
of lertilizers. soil building and con
serving. new processing, irriga
tion. and so on am all fields that
carry untold riches yet. In fact,
they are just about inexhaustible.
j.\nd. as our millions grow, folks
will continue to look to these vast
potentials for their sustenance
here.
The noted Dr. Firman Bear of
Rutgers, who spoke at Clemson's
recent Farm and Home Week,
.said the soils of this country are
I capable of supporting a billion peo
ple. That is, with present know
ledge. And science can be count
ed upon to uncover more, as time
; goes on. So folks, it doesn’t look
like we face starvation in this
l good land for a long time yet.
That is, if we do well by our soils.
BETTER LIVING
Our home demonstration agents
continue to spearhead much rural
improvement!-. This holds true
i of both white and colored agents.
Here are a few late items from
the latter:
As a result ol her good poultry
[(project. Mary Sanders of the
Unity 4-11 club in York county put
t;:j fryers in cold storage for her
i family to use. She also froze 26
i quarts of berries and 20 quarts of
vegetables.
I In July the folks in Florence
| county were busy with the tobac
co harvest. So the agent arrang-
24 Hour Plant
Service
FOR
ICE-crushed or block
ICE COLD WATERMELONS
ICE CREAM FREEZERS
(Electric or hand)
PICNIC CHESTS
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Farmers Ice & Fuel Co.
Phone 155
With just one grease, Sinclair
Litholine, you can lubricate
chassis, wheel bearings, water
pumps, universal joints ...
of your car, truck or tractor..
winter or summer.
Farmers find it does a better
job at each lubrication point
than the ,, speciali2ed“ greases
they formerly used.
FARM ADVANTAGES at-a-glance:
1. A finer grease at every point.
2. Less danger of applying the wrong grease.
3. Quicker greasing operations.
4. Smaller grease stocks — one instead of 3 or 4.
5. Fewer grease guns.
4. Less waste.
W* dullvr direct to faun*. Phone or write vs.
Strother C. Paysinger
Suppliers of Sinclair Prod.
Newberry, S. C.
ONE GREASE
FOR all
Lubrication Jobs.
Tells of Trip
To England
The American Farm Bureau
Federation sends a farm young
ster abroad each year to ob
serve farming methods in various
countries. Moss Perrow of St.
Matthews made the trip this year,
and here are some of his impres
sions ;
London. England
August 18, 1952
Wo have been here in England
tor almost a week and it seems
very strange to be leaving for
Belgium tomorrow.
Being on tour as we are, it is
quite hard to get time to sit down
and write a good letter of my im
pressions here in this country. I
shall try to give you somewhat of
an idea of what we have seen
and surmised.
It must be remembered that we
only visited the Southern counties
here Devon, and Hampshire. De
von being one of the largest in
England. I guess the thing that
struck me most about the country
was the mechanization which we
have seen, and this represents the
average farmer here. Ail of their
work is done with machinery. I
don't believe I saw a dozen horses
all last week. The dairy indus
try is quite prominent in this
section of the country. A big
percentage of it is done in up-to-
date milking parlors just as you
see in the States. Some of these
have been in operation for as
long as 20 years. Most of their
buildings are, of course, brick or
stone and for paddocks it is us
ually stone walled with cement
floors. Most herds are Freison
cattle (Holsteins) with a few
Shorthorns or Ayshires being very
scattered. We have visited farms
ranging in size from 8,000 acres to
SO acres—so you see they are
about as we are. I guess the aver
age is about 125 acres.
The land is usually pasture, and-
all grains and root crops (kale,
sugar beets, eodder beets). On
most of the farms these are utiliz
ed through their cattle, either beef
or daily. If they are not used
this way, then they are sold as a
cash crop. We see a few Hamp-
shre and Yorkshire hogs and
some sheep dowm around Devon.
I was struck by the number of
grain dryers found on the farms.
To keep grain in this damp cli
mate, it ’ is almost necessary to
do so. A good part of the drying
is done with oil too. These out
fits are modern, not medieval as
we may think. Have seen quite
a bit of Fordson, Massey-Harris,
International, New Holland, and
Alls Chalmers equipment, most
of it made here in Britain.
The land is rolling land quite
like that you see at the foot of
the mountains around Spartan
burg, S. C. Of course, it is richer
soil—some being a sandy land.
Usually about 6-10 inches deep.
Under that is found a chalf sub
soil; the average rainfall being
about 35” per year and a great
deal coming in the winter. One
other thing we see a few trench
silos which have been dug for 25
years.
Their prices are not too far out
of line with ours. Of course, it is
under government control. Every
thing they raise, the Ministry of
Agriculture has their fingers on
it And just like American farm
ers, they DO NOT LIKE IT! They
say things are better though
since the end of the World War.
Remember that in 1939 Britian on
ly produced 30% of its food. Now
they produce 60% of it. So you
see they are doing quite well.
Under sponsorship of the Young
Farmers Union, we spent a day
and two nights out with the peo
ple. This w-as a wonderful op
portunity to really get to know
them. I have found them very
friendly, and treated us as if we
were one of them. All of us
were treated royaly. Some of
us helped them with the grain
harvest. Of course, these peopple
must have their tea, and they do
not work as hard as we do in the
States. Farm hands come to
work about 7 o’clock and leave
about 5:30—five days a week.
Wages are about $15 if they make
no overtime.
There are many more things I
could write about, but I hope I
have given you some idea of what
we have found. I have kept a
pretty good set of notes, so I will
remember it. This tour is a won
derful idea and I hope that an
other person from South Carolina
will go next year. I have never
gained so much knowledge in
such a short while, but it is good
to know I live in the U.S.A., and
I believe I shall appreciate it
more than ever.
GIs Entitled To
Unemployment
Pay of $26 Week
Recent veterans of the armed
forces, who are unemployed, to
day were urged to visit the local
office of the South Carolina State
Employment Service and register
for work. If unable to find suit
able work, they may be able to
file an unemployment compensa
tion for veterans’ claim after
October 14, 1952.
In this area, the State Employ
ment office, Newberry, will handle
claims under Title IV of the Act,
which covers payment of unem
ployment compensation for vet
erans. Pearce C. Davis, Manager,
pointed out that several condi
tions must be met before veterans
can become eligible for payments.
The veteran must have had 90
days continous service in the arm
ed forces on or after June 27, 1950,
and have been discharged or re
leased under conditions other than
dishonorable. He must register
with the local employment ser
vice office for a job. In addition,
he must be able to work, available
for work and unemployed because
he has not been able to obtain a
suitable job.
The State office manager stated
that the purpose of the new un
employment compensation for vet
erans legislation is to provide dis
charged servicemen, who are un
able to find jobs, with weekly
payments which will tide them
over temporary emergencies while
they are out of work. The total
of $676, which is payable in week
ly amounts of $26, will remain to
their credit until used. This un
employment compensation will be
paid only when the veteran is out
of work and meets the eligibility
requirements of the State Un
employment Compensation Law.
Mr. Davis stated that if the vet
eran has wage credits under any
State unemployment insurance
law, or under the railroad unem
ployment insurance program, he
must fi’e a claim for such bene
fits. If his benefits under any
State law amount to less than $26
per week, he will get supple
mentary payments under Title IV
to bring his weekly benefits up
to that amount.
Other conditions the veteran
must meet are:
He must not be disqualified un
der any State unemployment in
surance law.
He must not he receiving any
subsistance allowance, or educa
tion or training allowances from
the Veterans Administration.
He will not receive unemploy
ment compensation for veterans
for any week which ends during
the period for which he has re
ceived mustering-out pay.
Mr. Davis emphasized that the
veteran should report to the local
employment service office at
Newberry, and register for work
as quickly as possible, because
there is a good chance that the of
fice may be able to find just the
kind of work he would like to do.
He should bring his discharge or
separation papers with him, also
his social security card. It would
be hlepful to bring a list of em
ployers for whom he worked dur
ing the 18 months prior to his en
tering the service and up to the
date of his claim.
BOYS ARE
THAT WAY
By J. M. ELEAZER
ADDS TO CRISIS . . . Latest in
touchy Iran oil situation is news
German financial wisard Hjal-
mar Schacht is en route to Te
heran to help solve the country’s
financial problems.
T REMEMBER”
BYTRI OLD TIMERS
ed night meetings for her 4-H
clubs and women’s groups. De
spite the fact that they had work
ed all day with tobacco, x the at
tendance at these meetings was
245. Demonstrations in the canning
of fruits and vegetables were
given.
In Williamsburg the Negro agent
reports that club members of the
Hewitt Branch school donated and
renovated garments and shoes for
15 underprivileged children who
had nothing to wear to church.
The home demonstration club
members in Anderson county were
given stain removal demonstra
tions at their July meetings.
Three different kinds of stain re
moval were demonstrated and dis
cussed by the Negro home agent,
and she says the members con
tribute practical ideas they them
selves had developed along this
line.
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From W. G. Norton, Temperance,
Mich.t I remember the woodburn
ing locomotives that used to fuel
up where we lived. I remember the
cradle and wood rake. I remember
my first chew of tobacco, although
it was 73 years ago.
From Mrs. E. C. Slllin, Utica,
Ohio: Mother would take wood
ashes and put them in a barrel,
pour water over them and get lye
Then she would take several large
ears of corn and shell into a large
pan and pour some of the lye and
water over the corn. She would
cook until you could rub the hulls
off the corn with your hands. The
product was called hominy.
From Mra. Godfred Eisele, Chel
sea, Mich.: I remember when I
was about 8, my mother rented a
huckleberry marsh. All they paid
then was three cents a quart. When
I was 17 I worked in a hotel—had
to clean and fill about 30 lamps
each day.
From Mrs. Nina Brewer, Winns-
boro, Texas: I remember when
we used to buy a bottle of medi
cine and there would be a cork
screw Inside the box to remove the
stopper from the bottle. I remem
ber when spools had 100 yards of
thread for five cents (now only 60
yards).
From Olga K. Robinson, Menlo
Park, Calif.: I remember back
in New York state when the win
ter’s water supply was hauled by
man power through a hole in the
ice on the Falmon river. After the
hole was cut it was enclosed with
a box and cover to keep out dogs
A cousin down the road from
us had a big mule with the tough
est mouth I ever saw. She did just
about as she pleased, for there
was no guiding her with the reins.
She was well trained to the plow
and would follow the furrow with
out direction from the reins.
For road work like hauling wood
or cotton to market, the other
mule did the responding and she
followed.
In the spring after school clos
ed a group of us kids had to
take singing lessons from Cousin
Jake, who lived about 4 miles
down the off the Kinley road.
One day the roads were so bad
they felt the little mule couldn’t
pull that two seated surry with
about 8 of us kids in it down
through that quagmire. So they
hitched old tough-mouth up to
the surry, headed her in the right
direction, and we said, “giddap.”
When there was a fork in the
road my brother and I would final
ly get her headed right by giving
that rein all we had, with one
foot braced against the top of
the dashboard, and to stop her
down at Cousin Jake’s, we similar
ly headed her into a fence and
tied her. Then we wondered how
we would get her to back away
when we wanted to leave. Fear
ing that this wouldn’t work, we
unhitched her, pulled the buggy
around ourselves, headed it home,
hitched her back up, and off we
went at about 3 miles an hour.
The buggy whip made no im
pression on her at all, just knock
ing a little dust out of her hips
and sides, as she poked on.
Just before we got to her home,
we tried to stop to let some kids
out. But that was futile. She
went right on down to my cousins
and stopped there at his lot gate.
We never drove that mule any
more. Parents saw the danger.
She could have struck a tree
going through that woods road
and broken the carriage up. For
she didn’t know her strength, and
she took very little guiding from
us.
GIVE US TIMEI
(From The Hartsvllle Measenger)
In 1918 after a sufficient num
ber of states had ratified the 16th
amendment, a seemingly innocu
ous law w T as passed by Congress
permitting a levy on the income
of individuals and corporations.
Count von Bernstorff, then Ger
man Ambassador to /the United
States, said: “You have adopted
an income tax. That is the be
ginning. You . will have more and
more burdensome taxes. What
amazes me is that your people
seem intent upon following our ex
ample, instead of developing the
system provided by your Constitu
tion. Wait a few years and aa*
the result!”
Von Bernstorff may have bean
s poor diplomat but he was a good
prophet. Beginning In 1941, with
a very modest share of the citi
zens earnings, this tax is now ex
tracting from individuals alona
more than 27 billion dollars per
year or 450 dollars for every work
ing person in the country.
Taxation in the United States
has passed the point of oppres
sion. About all that can be said
, is that the tax forms of our In-
j ternal Revenue Department do
’ not yet bear the flourish of a royal
decree.
Flowers and Gifts for All Occasions
CARTER’S
Day Phone 719 — Night 6212
THOMASVILLE, Sept. 34—The
nineteenth century moved into the
twentieth today and the West has
come East as four men were jail
ed for cattle rustling.
Sheriff J. N. Beckham is hold
ing Jack Bass, Frankie Walker,
George W. Cauthern and Robert
Gaylard on cattle stealing charges.
Toe sheriff estimated that about
150 head of cattle had then been
rustled in five counties in the
Thomasville area
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